Community Bankers of Iowa Monthly Banker Update August 2013 | Page 13

Leaders of Tomorrow Awards Two Scholarships
Providing Scholarships to Deserving High School Seniors for 11 Years
Nick Wetzeler, a National Honor Society student from Spirit Lake, was awarded one of the two Leaders of Tomorrow (LOT) scholarships during the Community Bankers of Iowa’s (CBI) awards ceremony. Molly Boheman, a National Honor Society student from Ackley, was also awarded a Leaders of Tomorrow (LOT) scholarship during the awards ceremony. LOT Co-Chair Brad Lane (left) presents Molly Boheman is Boheman with a certificate of recognition for a May 2013 receiving one of the 2013 LOT Scholarships. graduate of Ackley Geneva Wellsburg Steamboat Rock (AGWSR) High School. While at AGWSR she was on the volleyball team, track team, a cheerleader, and in the choir. Boheman is also an active member of her church’s youth group and has given back over 700 hours of her time in volunteer work to the community. One of her unique talents and interests is Sangai-Jutsu, a Japanese form of martial arts. Currently Boheman holds a 4th degree black belt in Sangai-Jutsu, and in 2012 she was inducted into the American Karate King-Fu Black Belt Hall of Fame. As a teller at Ackley State Bank, Boheman included her personal experience and knowledge of the role community banks play in her hometown in her essay. Aside from all the aspects of banking I think that the most important part of all the local banks in our area is their commitment and dedication to the community. I value the relationships I have developed over the years with our customers and I hope they feel the same way, wrote Boheman. Boheman also writes that these relationships are one of the major benefits of community banks. Whether it’s a loan officer or a teller, customers want to be comfortable trusting them with their money. There is nothing greater than having faith in your bank to know that they will do everything they can to benefit you, the customer. In our bank a vast majority of the employees serve on various committees around town. They do a great job understanding the needs of our community and working with the different people, families, and businesses in the bank, to keep the community flourishing outside of the bank as well. Boheman will be a freshman at Simpson College in the fall, where she is planning on majoring in accounting and hopes to become a CPA. She was referred to t